RCE in Cloudfoundry Bosh Cli
CVE-2026-41857
A compromised or malicious BOSH Director can execute arbitrary shell commands on the operator's workstation when the operator runs bosh ssh (or bosh scp/bosh logs -f) with default flags. Affected versions: BOSH CLI versions prior to 7.10.5.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.001 (4.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Cloudfoundry Bosh_cli
- Cloudfoundry Bosh Cli — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@vmware.com (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-41857?
- CVE-2026-41857 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cloudfoundry Bosh Cli, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-07-09.
- How severe is CVE-2026-41857?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.